Cigar



Nov. 27, 1934. s KAYNER 1,982,168

3 CIGAR Filed Aug. 9, i935 Srwentor (E v GEM (Ittomeg Patented Nov. 27,1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGAR Morris S. Kayner, New York, N. Y.Application August 9, 1933, Serial No. 684,450

'7 Claims.

may be readily grasped between the teeth, avoiding, the necessity of thelips coming in contact with the tobacco or any other material exceptthat of which the mouthpiece is made;

A: further object of the invention contemplates the method of attachingthis mouthpiece to the main, tobacco body of the. cigar, ,and. the useor" materials therefor, which add practically noth- 203 ing to the costvof the finished product.

Still another object resides in the construction of. the cigar itselfand contemplates the use of a paper binder in lieu of the conventionaltobacco binder and in combination with the leaf tobaccowrapper which isthereafter placed about the paper binder.

A: very important feature of this invention is the provision in a deviceof the character specified, of means for purifying and cooling the smokeas. itis drawn from the burning tobacco through the mouthpiece. To thisend passages are. formed in the mouthpiece through which the smoke mustpass prior to its passage through the main or central bore of themouthpiece, the smoke-being divided, and caused to travel through alengthened course, in contact with the numerous" passage walls which actto absorb heat, thus affording a cooled smoke product, and at the sametime, by absorption, the smoke will be robbed of some of the foreignmatter in it.

In other words, means are provided whereby smoke leaving the burningtobacco portion of the article is prevented from passing directly intothe mouth of the smoker and is forced, through narrow indirect passagesleading into the principal' passage of the mouthpiece, thus dividing anddelaying the current of smoke and giving it time to: cool by contactwith the walls of the several" indirect passages, and further making itmuch; more diflicult for ashes or particles of tobacco to reach themouth of the smoker.

These advantages are important considerations in the smoking of cigartobacco, particularly in the: case of a. cigar'which is partially smokedand 55' has been thereby shortened.

A freshly lighted (Cl. Bi -52) cigar ofiersv a relatively cool smoke,but as such cigar isconsumed the length of travel of. the smoke islessened, anda cigar under such con ditions is materially improvedby thepresent invention.

To the attainment of the above and other objects which will appear asthe description proceeds, reference may be made to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:-

I Fig. 1 represents a perspective of a cigar em- 5. bodying the presentinvention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionthereof;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line- 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is-a section on the line 44 of- Eig. 2;

Referring more specifically to the drawing, inv which: like referencenumerals designate like parts, there isillustrated a cigar 10 having amouthpiece 12- and a securing ring 14 which may 'be the ordinary papercigar band, between the 7 two. The mouthpiece and bandv 14 maybepreformed as a unit, if desired, and subsequently fitted to the cigar.

The body of the cigar comprisesa conventional long, or short, filler 16,apaper binder or. inner wrapper 18- and an outer wrapper 20. of leaftobacco. While in the preferred form the binder 18- is substantiallycoextensive with the filler 16,, it may be found desirable to utilizesuch binder adjacent the butt of the cigar only, for purposes ofsecuring same to the mouthpiece. The outerwrapper 20 will preferablyterminate at. a point. 22, short of the mouthpiece end of the cigar suchthat when the mouthpiece is afixed' to the cigar with its end abuttingthe filler, the band 14 may cover the exposed El'ldl of the paperbinder.

Although the wrapper 201s shownas abutting the band 14 (Fig. 2) it isnot necessary that the edge of the wrapper be accurately trimmed,because, being very thin, any rough or unfinished edges thereof mayextend under and be concealed by the edge of the band topresent afinished appearance.

At the endof the cigar, remote from'the mouthpiece, the paper binderdesirably will be termi- 1 nated' slightly short of the tobacco wrapperZ0 and the wrapper brought overthe edge thereof into contact with thefiller, thus concealing the: binder from view,. as indicated" at 26;

The mouthpiece 12,.which maybe of cork, wood or any other desirable orsuitable material, is shouldered at 24 to accommodate the thickness ofthe attaching band 14. The outer end. of the mouthpiece is flattened andshaped to' produce a. substantially" oval or elliptical bit, presenting.1:19

surfaces which may be readily accommodated between the lips or teeth,While the inner end is substantially cylindrical, to accommodate theshape of the cigar, and it will be observed that the external shoulder28 is positioned relatively 'close to the outer end of the oval shapedportion of the mouthpiece, so as to conveniently engage the lips andthus comfortably position the mouthpiece relative to the lips.

Reference is particularly made to Figs. 2 and 4 showing the internalconstruction of the mouthpiece, which is formed With a substantiallycentral, principal bore 30. The bore 30, however, instead of extendingall the way through the mouthpiece, as is conventional, either isplugged, as indicated at 32, or may be formed by drilling only partiallythrough the mouthpiece to leave its inner end closed.

A plurality of angularly disposed passages 34 each of considerablylesser diameter than the principal bore 30 are formed through the innerend of the mouthpiece, and run from a point adjacent the edge thereof,inwardly until they meet with the main bore 30. With this arrangementsmoke from the burning tobacco is divided and forced to travel in smallquantities through the several passages 34, the plugged end acting as abaflle or deflector and thence into and through the main bore 30.Contact of these small quantities of smoke with the walls of the severalpassages acts to cool the smoke and to withdraw therefrom, by absorptioninto the mouthpiece, various impurities which may be I present in thesmoke.

Having thus described the invention the advantages thereof will bereadily apparent. The mouthpiece and method of attaching same to themain body of the cigar may be used in combination with any ordinarycigarprovided that the end of the cigar is suitably shaped and is cut-offsubstantially square I to present an open, unwrapped end which may beabutted against the end of the mouthpiece, within the band 14.

In addition to the cooling and purifying advantages already described,there are other advantages such as a saving of the costliest part of thetobacco, i. e., part-of the flawless leaf which is customarily usedforthe outer wrapper and the inner binder, while at the same timeproviding a binder and wrapper of greater inherent strength, and this istrue regardless of whether the paper binder is extended throughout thelength of the cigar or only throughout an end portion adjacent themouthpiece. Not an unimportant advantage is the provision of a smoothsurface for rolling or attaching the outer tobacco wrapper and at thesame time facilitating attachment of the entire cigar to the mouthpieceby the use of a readily adaptable material.

' Other advantages lie in the manufacturing end. By eliminating thetobacco binder and the necessity of forming the conventional cigar headwith the final wrapper, and substituting in its place a paper binder andleaf tobacco wrapper in the manner described, present. daycigarmachinery may be modified so as to produce more units per machineper day. Thus the cost of manufacture of cigars under the-presentinvention would be reduced not only by the saving on machine costs, butin the saving of material and labor costs per unit, and at the same timethe article produced will be stronger, more durable and moresatisfactory than a cigar whichdoes not utilize the reinforcing. paperbinder, the final tobacco wrapper resales in the manner described, andthe mouthpiece without, however, being any less a cigar.

An important advantage lies also in the extreme simplicity of themouthpiece. It is appreciated that many efforts have been made to obtainthe same result attained by the present invention, viz., thepurification and cooling of smoke, from burning tobacco, but mouthpiecesconstructed according to prior art devices are usually clumsy, complex,and expensive to manufacture, whereas a mouthpiece according to thisinvention provides a series of passages which may be made quite fine andsmall in diameter, yet without mechanical difficulties or expensivelabor. One

point which must be considered is the fact that i the passages'are allrelatively fine, even the central bore being comparatively small, andsuch an arrangement avoids complexity in construction,

and tendency toward obstructions and corners in the passagewaysthemselves.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:'-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a cigar comprising a filler, a paperbinder about at least a portion thereof, ajwrapper of leaf tobacco aboutsaid binder, terminating short of oneend of the binder to expose same,anda mouthpiece secured to said exposed end; said mouthpiece having aprincipal bore or passage extending partiallytherethrough, to a pointadjacent said end, said passage being closed at such point, and otherpassages extending through the mouthpiece from said end to establishcommunication with said principal passage, said other passages beingspaced radially inward from the external surface of the mouthpiece atsaid end, thereby providing a distinct solid area externally concentricof said passages adjacent said binder- 2. As a new article ofmanufacture, a mouthpiece for cigars and the like having a principalbore terminating short of and sealed off at one, end of the mouthpiece,and a plurality of passages each of a-diameter relatively smaller thansaid principal bore, diverging outwardly from said principal bore tosaid end, effective to establish.

communication between said bore and the exterior of said sealed end,said smaller passages being spaced radially inward from the externalsurface of the mouthpiece at said end, thereby providing a distinctsolid area externally concentric of said passages within thecircumference of said end. 3. As a new'article of manufacture a.mouthpiece for cigars and the like having a principal bore extendingtherethrough, a plug in one end of said bore effective to seal same, aplurality of passages each of a diameter relatively smaller than saidprincipal bore, diverging outwardly from said principal bore, past saidplug to establish communication between said bore and the exterior ofthe mouthpiece at said plugged end, said smaller passages being spacedradially inward from the external surface of the mouthpiece at said end,thereby providing a distinct solid area externally concentric of saidpassages within the circumference of said end.

4. The combination-with a cigar of a mouthpiece, said mouthpiece beingformed with a principal bore extending therethrough, a plug in one endof said bore effective to seal same, a plurality of passages each of adiameter relatively smaller than said principal bore, divergingoutwardly I from said principal bore, past said plug to estab-' lishcommunication between said. bore and the exterior of the mouthpiece atsaid plugged end, said smaller passages being spaced radially inwardfrom the external surface of the mouthpiece at said end, therebyproviding a distinct solid area externally concentric of said passageswithin the circumference of said end, and means to attach saidmouthpiece to the body of the cigar.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a mouthpiece for cigars and the likehaving a principal bore terminating short of and sealed off at one endof the mouthpiece, and a plurality of passages each of a diameterrelatively smaller than said principal bore, diverging outwardly fromsaid principal bore to said end, effective to establish communicationbetween said bore and the exterior of said sealed end, said mouthpiecehaving a sleeve portion extending beyond said sealed end for thereception of a cigar, said smaller passages being spaced entirely,radially inward from the internal surface of said sleeve portion.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a mouthpiece for cigars and the likehaving a principal bore terminating short of and sealed off at one endof the mouthpiece, and a plurality of passages each of a diameterrelatively smaller than said principal bore, diverging outwardly fromsaid principal bore to said end, effective to establish communicationbetween said bore and the exterior of said sealed end, said mouthpiecebe-. ing slightly reduced in diameter at one end, and having a paperband secured around the reduced diameter, and extending therebeyond forthe reception of a cigar, said smaller passages being spaced entirely,radially inward from the internal surface of said paper band.

'7. As a new article of manufacture, a mouthpiece for cigars and thelike having a principal bore terminating short of and sealed off at oneend of the mouthpiece, and a plurality of passages each of a diameterrelatively smaller than said principal bore, diverging outwardly fromsaid principal bore to said end, effective to establish communicationbetween said bore and the exterior of said sealed end, and a papersleeve secured to and extending beyond said sealed end for the receptionof a cigar, said smaller passages being spaced entirely, radially inwardfrom the internal surface of said paper sleeve.

MORRIS KAYNER.

